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Freight operation Freight on the STL moves in a regular, orderly fashion. Each freight car is represented with a car identification card (CIC). When the car is placed into a way freight, a routing card, showing its initial destination on one side and its secondary destination on the reverse, is placed in a celluloid pocket on the face of the CIC. Then the CIC is placed in the appropriate outbound freight file. When the car is delivered at its initial destination, the routing card is turned over, revealing the secondary destination. As each train makes its stop, the cards in the station file are moved through three compartments -DELIVERED, HOLD, Or PICK up -with the train moving any cars found in the PICK up file. Any cars that are delivered to sidings at the station have their car identification cards placed in the DELIVERED file. With this system, the operator must pick up and deliver cars to a specific 10cation, working around any previously delivered cars. This system, virtually unchanged since its inception, has provided many hours of interesting, exciting, and often frustrating operation. A final empty destination is printed directly on each card for the return move after the car has completed its revenue run. Welcome The STL is probably one of the largest and most heavily operated individually owned model railroads in Maine. On a normal operating night, the main line will handle 8 to 10 way freights, 3 or 4 special way freights, 4 or 5 through freights, and 2 to 4 passenger runs. At the same time 15 to 20 regular ore trains, 1 special ore train, and 6 to 10 regular road freights will move over the branch line. Operation is conducted every Wednes- day between 7:30 and 11:00 p.m. We would be happy to have model railroaders visit us at this time. Of course, if you attend theNMRANortheastern Region meet, October 5,6, and 7, at Waterville, Maine, you'll be right in the area and the STL will be on the program. This is Brook Valley. Track maintenance is a never-ending iob on the mountain division. It isn't known whether the two gentlemen sitting on the trestle are retired engineers or future firemen. Irlill,I. i , ;. •#0.44 FS// *S\ :S.S:;-.-'. ..44<".-9///*2/0///Iftli. »3" :'• p rfk.limp•Vi r:•.gli •ewwl.........13*.P·•:1........·....,gr.-I *t'13*, .:.r•,/Mwilf,20•ki•41%6;litipp./.*&Nct:limii'"illidfil.i.•elig"/"'•111/12E.Q./Inill'-I/"Ii''Ii'•i'•,1 -9"1••. 'Filuiste,ish- 14% .fi//tift•,J"/:lim:leil/%14:•Elipli•lillilll.gllili:*A '.r·•'042•• h. - .i:'li-:i•.-'***•· /1*-6049,1-s•f» . :-'• D "'T# 'D ('7,11 11 1 1 It t.6 1 1 6 1 6.I -,1.Ar.* - .. --' --*- ''. *':'0 : bl /'1 •,-i :•:t» ,//1 1 ill .; 1,1, tar'1:TIVAINK;'*•'••1 1.1, fI'...1»ill,i'·_ -1•1101,954••, . •,-•TZ•*•-•,•10360364.fTit,FLAMA•.6• 61:,43,•• .....12 ....f l.•1//////I,/•3/./•A. Aj•bj':<Z.'.. 44.nar-r: --, .- . - ... ..., ..IT-=. :i::'1:*_••=i.:*4•:.•.·3 .4·:C. i 12---.4.4·.- -4""M'r*q#r.z•:c,Lyff,a=*Mr**iM'-He=*7**Jir,#wwhabu.< -VENMfj•WIFMEEMY494112O•••••#U 2 A-.4- ..5.. 4 -.- .. -- . =./. -..... .--... ..........- At Peterton, an 0-8.0 switcher rolls onto the turntable. In the bottom view, crews are readying the switcher and mainline locomotives for service. October 1973 53 ..1 :_.:,.L:«. 341/mitj• 1• .-t'.-- •-*•.....-.3-•-=-• •.•.s•.I»161----,-*•*•t•-+•*,15:•*••*-: , i, . Ill # . I . -.... =439.:%-i'ti:·,t•.:.. t... \ .:...: :-(794:/D.....406114214- t..:. •• - $#"t: ' ••*e/-Mic:·• ·1..--.-.-_'.- •12-_.•._2S•254•f:kbe·.2:.....£9'4 .4.'.........:...12.2.-:,-2,-. ZZ.,>·&25*:0.. . 525-•9';4.A9,&4-'Lfli '5 :-42:7.-1'..:r:·-G:*A.:·»*. /4./.criplaff<24#52'.Aff/SAT :f/gat - ilt«19S»p....•IX-1·- ·.,i:t· - 4#i , .-- " ..- 2 . •••2••.261•,folleilli•il•.illlmlll•limmlillmllilifi igj•F:5 '=.: Ah .*awy ... I.F'*9.g 0364 Emilli-; rpripr,4.--9...............//Ill•••1--Ill'.,•/./.••I'l="•.•-I ///244. G. .lh4.. M// -,3.../4. ir..· .:i:; , IkV16&461.•*if:'.54::.....i\hAI•Ati :·f . ·i.:.,i:- C.-: =-•446••F -.r f.4/FR.07* A • .....3 ..VI/•C./:47:•4.2 :..t...... C .-''t•:•:.ie.:. ...Wit- r 'Wi ,-,·:·.:,I •' 9'. %4..... '60..• • •• ,e. · - 4.24•.-49,1i ./.4.